Please take a few minutes to take our survey. Please answer ALL questions as we cannot process incomplete surveys.
Questions? E-mail us <ajryan[at]gmu.edu>
Thank you for assisting to push Hip-hop forward in the academy.
Year born . . .
Before 1935 During/After 1935, before 1965 During/After 1965, before 1984 During/After 1984, before 1994 During/After 1994
1. Would you describe yourself as a fan of Hip-hop?
Yes No
2. There is a connection between rap music and violence?
[7-->DEFINITELY 0-->NONE]
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3. Has Hip-hop matured to the point where it can be considered to be a culture?
4. Do you need to know urban culture in order to understand rap music?
5. Does Hip-hop influence today's youth?
6. Who presently best represents women in Hip-hop?
Bahamadia Eve Lauryn Hill Lil Kim Missy Elliot Queen Latifah Trina
7. The greatest years of Hip-hop were . . .
pre-1985 1985-1990 1991-1996 (before BIG died) 1997-present
8. How much truth is there in Hip-hop . . .
[7-->ARTISTS DO TELL THE TRUTH 0-->IT'S ALL MADE UP]
9. Where did you primarily get your perception/knowldge of Hip-hop?
Books [Tricia Rose, Kevin Powell etc] Family Friends From the Internet (websites) I lived it/first hand knowledge Movies Magazines [The Source, XXL . . .] Popular Media [network news, CNN . . .] Rap music [CDs, tapes] Visual media [BET, MTV, VH1]
10. Hip-hop represents today's Civil Rights Movement